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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

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Yahoo’s CEO is making a $1.1 billion bet on the online blogging forum Tumblr as Marissa Mayer tries to make a former Internet icon cool again.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1B takeover

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Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users.

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1B

A news headline about the Tumblr sale to Yahoo scrolls on a building in New York's Times Square, Monday, May 20, 2013. Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW

Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies “share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas.”

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1B—report

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Yahoo!’s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer poses for a photo at the Yahoo! On the Road Concert Series at Turner Hall, Sunday, May, 12, 2013 in Milwaukee. AP

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company’s website and mobile applications.

Posted: May 18th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo chairman joins recent boardroom exodus

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Yahoo could use a revolving door in its boardroom.

Posted: April 26th, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo redesign aims to make site more inviting

This image released by NBC shows host Savannah Guthrie, left, with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on NBC News' "Today" show, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in New York as Mayer introduces the website's redesign. Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and linger for longer periods of time. The long-awaited makeover of Yahoo.com's home page is the most notable change to the website since the Internet company hired Marissa Mayer as its CEO seven months ago. The new look will start to gradually roll out in the U.S early Wednesday. AP/NBC Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire

Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and stay longer. The long-awaited makeover of Yahoo.com’s home page is the most notable change to the website since the Internet company hired Marissa Mayer as its CEO seven months ago. The new look debuted Wednesday in the U.S., although it could take a few more days before everyone starts to see it.

Posted: February 21st, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Yahoo! buys scrapbook website Snip.it

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Yahoo! confirmed Tuesday that it bought Snip.it, a young San Francisco startup that lets people create scrapbooks with pictures, articles, videos and other content found online.

Posted: January 23rd, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Yahoo! ordered to pay $2.7 bn by Mexican court

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Yahoo! said Friday it was ordered to pay $2.7 billion by a Mexican court in a lawsuit stemming from allegations of breach of contract and lost profits related to a yellow pages listing service.

Posted: December 1st, 2012 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo! chief bets on mobile future

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Yahoo! chief executive Marissa Mayer said in an interview released Wednesday she is pushing the Web giant’s focus to mobile, including getting its employees on smartphones.

Posted: November 29th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Yahoo CEO starts reign with encouraging 3Q report

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer turned in an encouraging report card covering her first few months running the troubled Internet company.

Posted: October 23rd, 2012 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Yahoo to exit South Korea by end of year

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Yahoo Inc. said Friday it will close its South Korean operations by the end of this year, citing a challenging business environment as it struggles to compete in a market dominated by local web portals.

Posted: October 19th, 2012 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo! raids Google for another key executive

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Yahoo! on Monday announced it had nabbed another key Google executive, naming Henrique de Castro as chief operating officer.

Posted: October 16th, 2012 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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